Workshop Schedule

Professional Development workshops are invitation-only events for Educational Impact Fellows. Sessions are facilitated by Fellowship staff, affiliated faculty and their research teams, and colleagues from the Graduate School of Education and beyond. All facilitators bring both deep subject-matter expertise and a shared commitment to mentoring undergraduate Fellows through engaging, supportive, and practice-oriented learning experiences. 

Below is our current lineup for 2026 PD Workshops. Please note content is subject to change without prior notice.

DateTopicPresenter/s
Tuesday, July 7R for Education Research, Part IBess Markel, Jilli Jung
Thursday, July 9R for Education Research, Part IIBess Markel, Jilli Jung
Tuesday, July 14Graduate School PanelTo be announced
Thursday, July 16Leveraging LLMs for Data Analysis in Education ResearchJulian Bernado
Tuesday, July 21 Katharine Sadowski
Thursday, July 23Qualitative InterviewingMarley Murrell
Tuesday, July 28AI, Learning, and the Future of CA SchoolsCristina Barnard
Thursday, July 30 To be announced
Tuesday, August 4 To be announced
Thursday, August 6Measurement and Survey DesignIshita Ahmed
Tuesday, August 11Using Open Access Data for ResearchBess Markel
Thursday, August 13Careers in Teaching PanelTo be announced
Tuesday, August 18Equity-minded approaches to Quantitative Education ResearchTo be announced
Thursday, August 20Research Practice Partnerships in EducationBrenda Valdes
Tuesday, August 25Assessment Design for Educational ResearchersTonya Murray
Thursday, August 27Fellow-led presentations, open to all of GSE communityFellow-led